My friend used the ring. When it came time to take it out and replace it with a new one, she couldn't find it. About a week later her boyfriend told her he had taken it out without her knowledge because he could feel it and he didn't like it. Meanwhile they had been having sex all this time without any protection! Now she's scared she may be pregnant.

I personally wouldn't use it but it might be worth a try. Good luck!

I used it for about a year. I got pregnant while using it. So I don't personally recommend it but i'm sure that everyone is different and it may work great for you.

Ps...If you weight over 180 pounds it is not advised that you use the ring or the patch because they aren't as effective. Some people also say that they can feel it during sex and it makes it uncomfortable. I never had this problem though.

Hope this helps.

I'm sorry, I had to giggle at the thought of someone taking it out without you noticing..Hmm. Anyway, thanks for the feedback. The reason i'm considering it is because its low dose, therefore less chance of interaction with my other condition, depression..Or something like that. Anyway, any further comment is always appreaciated, and thank you!

This is my third forum searching for info about the ring. I have been on the pill (one version or another) for 8 years, spent four months on the patch a few years ago but it didn't want to stick, and no real problems overall with bc ever. I went to new gyno today and she asked if I knew about other bc options. She told me about the ring. I had some questions, and she answered them sufficiently so I said okay give me a prescription. Since leaving, talking to girlfriends, and waiting to talk to my sister (she hasn't called back), I have more questions. Some of the forums i've read are terrifying (women with migraines, spotting for weeks, nausea, weight gain), but the vast majority are positive (fuller breasts, boyfriend/husband can't feel it, you don't have to think about it, half as much hormones as the pill so less cranky/needing comfort food around time of period, shorter periods, etc). So...Still unsure of what to do. It does sound if you are prone to some things (infections, headaches, nausea) with pills, you will experience the same with any other bc (patch, ring)...I guess that wasn't much help, but some more info none the less.

How horrible that he would take it out and not tell her! I would be so mad!....Anyways, i'm a nursing student and when the ring was discussed in one of my classes the professor (he is also a pharmacist) said that some women have a problem with it coming out during sex. Apparently it can get stuck around the penis and pulled out. You just have to stick it back in if that happens....But still, seems like that would be sex complicated.

My boyfriend could definatly feel the ring while having sex, but he got over it and I left it in. Unfortunatly, I ended up pregnant. The birth control failed. It's the only one that has ever failed for me. I personally don't recommend it to anyone. My doctor said that there have been an increasing amount of birth control failures when it comes to the nuva ring. I stick to the pill now, easy and simple, you just take it everyday. Hope I helped. :lol:

Okay I just started the nuvaring and now i'm terrified because of all the things i've read. Will my husband be able to feel it during sex?? And if he can, is it going to make sex less pleasent? Someone please hlp me out here.

I am currently using the ring, for me I think it is great. Itried the pill but I couldn't get myself on a set schedule for taking. I also did the depo shot after I had my daughter and I can verify that it makes you gain wait. I like the ring and wouls recommend it. And the whole thing about getting pregnant while on it I have had people tell me they got pregnant while they were on the shot and the pill nothing is full proof that is why we invented the condom. :d

I just started using the nuva ring a little over a week ago, and I have been having severe depression for about 4 days now. Has anyone else had this experience?

I have a 10 week old baby, and have had some mild ppd, but these last few days have been bad.

I don't know if this is related to the ring or not, but thought i'd see...

I just took it out this afternoon after 5 days with it- during which I got increasingly anxious and depressed. I had been on and went off a stronger pill bc a few years ago for the same reason, and while nuvaring was a milder, more manageable version of depression, it was still awful.
Also, I took it out at 1 pm today and by 5 pm felt relatively normal, which I thought was bizarre and amazing. It was definitely the ring. I guess i'm just one of those women who can't do hormonal bc of any kind because nuvaring is the smallest dose bc out there.
Killed my sex drive too, so in every way it cancelled itself out for me.

I have been on nuva ring for almost four years now. My results are mixed. I personally love the ring. It took my husband a little while to get used to it, but now he doesn't even notice. For me it was easier to put it in once a month instead of worrying about an everyday pill. After reading some of the replys of women who only used them for a few days or a month. It takes longer than a month for you to start feeling the effects, also it is impossible to notice a difference within one day or hours. Some of the side effects that I have experience on the ring are weight gain (uncontrollable no matter what I do), headaches, nausea, loss of sex drive, most recentlly, slight production of breast milk(and no I am not expecting). This last one kind of threw me for a loop. I have really had minimal problems for the last three years. However, recently I have experienced some weird side effects that my doctor think could be linked to my birth control. So maybe with time more side effects show up? I don't know. But for the last three years I have been really happy with it. Those of you who are worried about getting pregnant on it, most of the side effects and your risk of pregnancy are the same for almost all bc's.

Greetings!
I took the nuva ring about 3 summers ago. At first it was great. I am really bad at remembering to take pills. I was taking them for migraine headaches. I am not sexually active and had no intent to use it for that way, so if you are, talk to your partner first and discuss this issue of having something inside of you, because it could bother him. However, the first week was fine, I didn't have any problems with weight gain or larger breast; for the most part I stayed the same. I was going into week two and I started gettign incredible migraine. I got them so bad I was put in a hospital for 3 days for a variety of tests. After going through all the tests and they found everything to be negative it made the doctors scratch their heads. Well.. A few days later it was time to take the ring out and have my period. After I took it out and had a normal yet somewhat lighter period my major headaches went away and I never used it again. I seem to do really well with levlite. So just check into them. Seasonale makes you gain weight and I am noticing that now. Also your breasts get larger. I thought sesaonale woudl be nice to have a period only 4 times a year, but nope, I am moody and really feel yucky. I am a runner and I exercise all the time (6 days a week) and I am still gaining weight. Be careful and cautious of what you take and just listen to your body.
Good luck. Let me knwo what you decide.

I have been on the ring for about 6 or 7 months now, was on the pill then the patch. I love being on the ring. However, I started getting extreme pain in my abdomen, went to see my obgyn and she told me I may be ovulating, although I shouldn't be while on birth control. After reading everyones replys I think I may be pregnant, I haven't ever missed a period, supposed to get mine on saturday, last months was really light and only about 2-3 days while usually 5-6. If I am, it's no problem, i've been marriend for a little over a year and we were actually thinking about trying. But I have been getting sick lately (nausea all the time), horrible headaches, definate mood swings, I can't ever sleep. Well I guess we will just have to wait and see.

I came across this post and wondered...Are you pregnant? Or did you turn out to be?

This is my story..I started the nuva ring on nov 27th the 5th day of my period..And the directions clearly say if you are starting this without having been on any form of b/c you are protected after 7 days..Well ok, I started my last period on nov22nd. This was my first cycle after having my 2nd son ethan who is 3 months old. So I ovulated!!!!!! It was around the 6th and 7th of dec. I had the ewcm mucous and I had o cramps!!!!! Well we had sex on the 6th and then on the 7th I figured out that I was indeed ovulating. I took it out that day and we had sex again! We do want another child..So it won't be that bad if I am pregnant..But why did I still ovulate? The directions said after 7 days you should be protected..Whats the deal? Now since I o'd I feel a heaviness in my uterus area...So now I am wondering..If indeed I am..............Help!

Tracie

It definitely states clearly that during the first cycle, you should use a back up method! Geese, don't you people read instructions?

Maybe before you speak you should fully read it yourself....Here's what I copied from the site..If you haven’t used a hormonal contraceptive in the past month
count the first day of your menstrual period as day 1, and insert your first nuvaring® on or before day 5 (but no later, even if you have not finished your period). During this first cycle, use an extra method of birth control, such as male condoms or spermicide, for the first seven days of nuvaring® use.



Now also here's a link to the site where you can see this yeah it says use back up for only the first 7 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Geez maybe you should read the directions before being so rude.

I've been on the ring for 6mo and I absolutely love it. Had been on depo for 1 and 1/2 yrs and went from 107lbs to 145 in that short of time. It was horrible had migraines and everything. So Dr. Put me on nuvaring and its great. Its so easy to put in and remove. Husband says he can feel it sometimes but it doesnt bother either one of us. I would highly recommend it!!!

I tried the nuvaring and it made me realy sore all over the vagina area. I took it out last night and most of the pain is gone. It felt as though the new discharge I was getting was burning me.
Anyone else experience anything like this?

I have been on nuvaring for 3 months now and love it. I love not having to take the pill every day. My fiance only feels it in certain positions and he did ask me to take it out because the rubbing was almost painful for him. But I never had it out for more than an hour.
I do check every couple of days to make sure it is there though...It is still new to me, having this inside me.
The only side effect I noticed was a little bit of milky discharge my first couple of weeks on the ring, but that's gone now. Also...I have no bloating or cramps anymore!!

Robindr, maybe you don't have it inserted far enough into your vagina. Just for a guideline, mine is usually in about half the length of my index finger or more. The "instructions" for the ring do say that if you experience discomfort, you may need to push it farther in.
You could also be having a reaction. I would give it another chance; if you are still experiencing discomfort after the first couple of weeks, see your doctor for something else.